Problem 35E:a. In how many ways can two sorted arrays of N elements be merged?b. Give a nontrivial lower bound on the number of comparisons required to merge two sorted lists of N elements by taking the logarithm of your answer in part (a).

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a. In how many ways can two sorted arrays of N elements be merged?

b. Give a nontrivial lower bound on the number of comparisons required to merge two sorted lists of N elements by taking the logarithm of your answer in part (a).

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Merging to sorted lists

a) The sorted arrays A[] and B[] containing N elements can be
merged in 3 ways as given below:

1. Normal insertion: Suppose that the array A[] and B[]
are sorted. The values of both the arrays are added in the third
array C[]. The example to show this is as given below: